March 2014 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Competency Index for Librarians
by Claudia Perry 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, Shared by Ellen Mehling (she has spoken at past Curriculum Spaces on job-hunting and so forth). This is a really detailed and helpful document. I'm not quite sure how we can best incorporate it into our Program Presentation and/or ongoing assessment initiatives, but it draws upon a wide range of competency documents, as noted in the Acknowledgements section. I look forward to brainstorming with others about how this might be used as part of the planning process. Claudia I'm sending to individual accounts due to recent problems with the receipt of GSLISFAC messages, and hope it goes through on the Adjuncts listserv. Begin forwarded message: > From: elle n [ellennyc(a)hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:16 PM > To: Claudia Perry > Subject: Competency Index for Librarians > > Hi Claudia, Happy First Day of Spring! How are you? I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather. > > I don't know if you've seen this already but I thought you might be interested in this newly updated competencies index for the library field > http://webjunction.org/content/dam/WebJunction/Documents/webJunction/2014-0…. > > Take care, > > Ellen

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Re: Gslisadjuncts gslisfac Proposal for joint degree with history department
by Claudia Perry 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Dear bb, I sent it out directly after (apologies for omitting) but will attach again. Also the original proposal (MAMLSProposal 4 dept.docx) I'm not sure whether the Draft minutes from the February 6 Jt. Meeting of the Assessment and Curriculum committees at which these issues were discussed was sent out to the full faculty (we have had a whole slew of meetings and quite frankly keeping up with all the minutes has been confusing), but I attach here. (I believe that we have a final approved version but in the interest of moving this forward will not look for it now). In brief, the relevant portions relating to below are as follows: a. Prof. Allen proposed increasing the total number of hours from 42 to 54 credit hours for the joint program in order to address concerns that those seeking jobs as librarians would have sufficient GSLIS coursework to adequately prepare them for the workplace. This would result in 8 courses from each department, plus thesis/research credits. b. The group agreed that History 791 plus a thesis course, OR LBSCI 709 could suffice for meeting the research requirements of the joint degree, but not both. Also: a. Courses within history of potential interest to GSLIS students include one in Oral History and in History of the Book But you are correct, there was a suggestion that (I think) LBSCI 732 be cross-listed. This was not included in the Jt. Comm. minutes but perhaps should be in the corrected minutes. Do you think we need that degree of detail in the proposal? Also, copying the Adjunct List on this thread; my apologies for this oversight initially. Sorry to confuse with all the attachments, but here goes. If this does not go through with all attachments I will send separately. cp On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:30 PM, Roberta Brody wrote: > Can you please send the latest version of the proposal? > > At the meeting which I attended a few weeks ago with GSLIS faculty and History faculty, I do not recall that there was an increase in LIS or in total number of credits, but rather a notion that LBSCI 732 [or perhaps a different course] could be cross-listed as both LIS and History. This would enable the program to maintain the total number of overall credits and the number of credits in history as specified and still allow students who wished to do so to earn a certificate in Archives and the Preservation of Cultural Materials within that overall total. > > Has this idea been included or some other arrangement made? > > bb > Roberta Brody > bobbybrody(a)aol.com (home) > Roberta.Brody(a)QC.cuny.edu (work) > -----Original Message----- > From: Kwong-Bor Ng <kwongbor(a)gmail.com> > To: Claudia Perry <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> > Cc: gslisfac <gslisfac(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu>; Deborah Kinirons <dkinirons(a)msn.com>; Jacqueline Quinn <jacquelinefquinn(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tue, Mar 18, 2014 9:55 pm > Subject: Re: gslisfac Proposal for joint degree with history department > > I vote support. > > best > k.b. > > -- > Kwong-Bor Ng, Ph.D. > Vice Chair and Professor > Graduate School of Library & Information Studies > Queens College, City University of New York > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Claudia Perry <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > We neglected to take a vote on this proposal at our recent faculty meeting, so we need to take an electronic vote in order to move this forward. It already has been approved by the Curriculum Committee. An Ad Hoc group of a number of departmental faculty have held a series of meetings with representatives of the History Dept., along with Dean Bodnar who strongly supports the initiative. These meetings resulted in an increase in the number of course credits in order to permit students wishing to complete the certificate in Archives and Preservation to be able to fulfill these requirements while also meeting the joint degree requirements, and some courses will be cross-listed in both departments in order to maximize flexibility. > > Joel Allen, Chair of the History Dept. is in charge of moving this forward and would to proceed as soon as possible. > > Please bring any questions you might have to the attention of GSLISFAC, and hopefully one of those of us who attended the meetings can address any concerns, if I am unable to do so. We also have a Curriculum meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 20, at 1:30 (or as soon as the Admission Committee finishes, so possibly at 1:00. If there are concerns these also can be addressed at that time. Minutes and agenda for the Curr. comm are forthcoming. > > Deborah and Jackie--we sincerely regret omitting you from the distribution list for our last Curr. meeting, but will share with you the minutes and hope one of you can join us this coming Thursday! > > If there are no questions, I request that you vote in support of this measure no later than Thursday at 2:30. > > If I don't hear from you by Friday, March 21 at noon, I will assume that you support the initiative. > > Many thanks to all, > > Claudia Perry > Curriculum Comm Co-Chair > > > > On Feb 26, 2014, at 3:27 PM, colleen cool wrote: > >> Please review the attached proposal for a joint degree with the history department. We will discuss at tomorrow's faculty meeting. >> >> Colleen >> >> -- >> Colleen Cool, Ph.D. >> Professor and Chair >> Graduate School of Library & Information Studies >> Queens College, City University of New York >> Flushing, N.Y. 11367 >> Phone: 718 997-3790 >> email: ccool(a)qc.edu; colleen.cool(a)gmail.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gslisfac mailing list >> gslisfac(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu >> http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/gslisfac > > > > _______________________________________________ > gslisfac mailing list > gslisfac(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu > http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/gslisfac > _______________________________________________ > gslisfac mailing list > gslisfac(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu > http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/gslisfac

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Gslisadjuncts FW: [Socrates] Workshop: Assessment Tools, With and Without Technology, Friday, March 28, 2014
by Claudia Perry 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

________________________________________ From: Bridget Kavanagh Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:55 AM Subject: FW: [Socrates] Workshop: Assessment Tools, With and Without Technology, Friday, March 28, 2014 -----Original Message----- From: socrates-bounces(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu [mailto:socrates-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Jean Kelly Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 9:42 AM To: socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu Subject: [Socrates] Workshop: Assessment Tools, With and Without Technology, Friday, March 28, 2014 Finals are just around the corner; why not get a jump on things early? Come spend an afternoon with your colleagues developing assessment tools for your final class project or you final exam. This 3 hour professional development workshop is intended for review strategies for creating effective assessment. We will discuss aligning your assessments with your learning goals. Developing effective multiple choice questions and RUBRICS, as well as deploying these tools in Blackboard, will be covered. Please bring along any material you may need to develop assessments for your class during the workshop. A working Blackboard account is strongly suggested. Computers are available in the lab, but you are welcome to bring your own laptop. Date: Friday, March 28, 2014 Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm Location: CTL Faculty Development Lab – Razran 360 For more details contact Nathalia Holtzman (nathalia.holtzman(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:nathalia.holtzman@qc.cuny.edu>) or Michelle Fraboni (michelle.fraboni(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:michelle.fraboni@qc.cuny.edu>) Please register at: http://goo.gl/tJhgln _______________________________________________ Socrates mailing list Socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu To unsubscribe or change your preferences goto http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/socrates

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Gslisadjuncts Request for schedule - spring 2015
by colleen cool 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

All departmental chairs have received an Urgent request from the provost for a tentative schedule and Workload report for fall 2014 thru 2015. The schedule for spring 2015 is not as important as the workload report; so, I need to know if anyone on the full time faculty plans to take Travia or any other type of leave in spring 2015. This must be communicated to me ASAP. Colleen -- Colleen Cool, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, N.Y. 11367 Phone: 718 997-3790 email: ccool(a)qc.edu; colleen.cool(a)gmail.com

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Gslisadjuncts last call for department newsletter submissions
by Mary K Chelton 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

This is the last call. I’m putting it together this week. Mary K. Chelton

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Forbes Article: How Public Libraries Are Solving America's Reading Problem
by Claudia Perry 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

Shared by GSLIS student Sean Beharry! Begin forwarded message: > From: Sean Beharry <seanbeharry1(a)gmail.com> > Date: March 12, 2014 12:20:09 PM EDT > To: Claudia Perry <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> > Subject: Forbes Article: How Public Libraries Are Solving America's Reading Problem > > Hi Professor Perry! > > This article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidvinjamuri/2014/03/11/how-public-libraries-… > is a very nice pat on our backs for the libraries who ARE doing it well, and a good starting point for librarians who want to improve their own branch or system! Do you want to share it with GLISANN? > > Regards, > Sean Beharry

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Gslisadjuncts Reminder of stuff needed for department newsletter
by Mary K Chelton 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Please send me any news, accomplishments, publications, etc. for the GSLIS Gazette by March 15. Photos in jpeg format welcome. Mary K. Chelton

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Gslisadjuncts Writing/APA Curriculum Space (PPT file attached)
by Ping Li 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues and Students, Finally we have managed to hold the Writing/APA Curriculum Space today after having postponed it a couple of times due to weather. Thank you so much for all your support and understanding! In case you have the need, please find more information about the services offered by the Writing Center at the following URL: http://writingatqueens.org/the-writing-center/ Please also find the PPT file of the APA portion of the event attached with this email. Best wishes, Drs. Perry and Li

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Gslisadjuncts APA Curriculum Space Today (Thursday)
by Ping Li 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues and Students, This is a reminder that we are holding the APA Curriculum Space (postponed due to weather) today (Thursday, March 6), from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Rosenthal 257. Thanks to all and hope to see you there. Drs. Perry and Li

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Gslisadjuncts Reminder--Curriculum Space this week is Thursday, not Wednesday
by Claudia Perry 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Just a reminder that the Curr. Space originally scheduled for today, March 5, will be rescheduled. We will be holding the APA Curriculum Space (postponed due to weather) on Thursday, March 6, from 6-7 in Rosenthal 257. Thanks to all and hope to see you there. Drs. Li and Perry

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